Areas / Gympie Regional / Glastonbury

Glastonbury flood map & planning overlays

Glastonbury's 10 ha blocks and median age of 43 come with a 61% bushfire overlay.

A planning-constraint profile of Glastonbury (Gympie Regional, QLD) - 73.65 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Glastonbury's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Glastonbury

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
27%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
4%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 6,000 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
±32% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Glastonbury at a glance

Parcels 252 Median lot 96,545 m² Mapped easements 42 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Glastonbury

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 3.72 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 6.53 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Glastonbury address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Glastonbury is zoned

Rural 79%
Environmental Management And Conservation 20%
Rural Residential 0%
Community Purposes 0%
Township 0%
Open Space 0%

Selling in Glastonbury? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.

Across its 73.65 km², Glastonbury is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 32% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 61% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 96,545 m² across 252 parcels.

Who lives in Glastonbury

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Glastonbury suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
365
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$1,515
per week, Gympie Regional suburb typical $1,314
Median rent
$300
per week, Gympie Regional suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,500
per month
Household size
2.8
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 963, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Glastonbury's 365 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.2%
5-14 11.5%
15-19 5.2%
20-24 3.3%
25-34 13.2%
35-44 11.5%
45-54 12.6%
55-64 14.2%
65-74 11.2%
75-84 9.3%
85+ 2.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Glastonbury. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Glastonbury itself.

14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Glastonbury data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 7 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific Glastonbury address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Glastonbury. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held over parts of Glastonbury. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Glastonbury lot.

Glastonbury planning - frequently asked

Is Glastonbury flood-prone?

About 32% of Glastonbury falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%. Published flood models are held over parts of Glastonbury; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Glastonbury bushfire-prone?

Around 61% of Glastonbury is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.

Is Glastonbury under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Glastonbury, and over about 27% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 6,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Glastonbury?

The dominant planning zone in Glastonbury is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management And Conservation and Rural Residential.

Does Glastonbury have heritage-listed places?

Glastonbury has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Glastonbury?

Across 252 surveyed parcels in Glastonbury, the median lot size is about 96,545 m². There are also 42 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Glastonbury?

At the 2021 Census Glastonbury had 365 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Glastonbury, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.

Is Glastonbury an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Glastonbury scores 963 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Glastonbury?

Median household income in Glastonbury was $1,515 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Scrubby Creek 5.2 km 17% 47%
The Palms 5.8 km 52% 75%
Bells Bridge 7.8 km 42% 63%
Marys Creek 8.0 km 28% 49%
Widgee Crossing South 8.5 km 46% 84%
Fishermans Pocket 8.7 km 47% 83%
Widgee Crossing North 8.9 km 92% 51%
Nahrunda 9.2 km 69% 27%
Pie Creek 10.0 km 37% 67%
Chatsworth 10.3 km 24% 63%

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